
A man surnamed He allegedly threatened in a LINE group that if Shen Boyang was elected, he would burn down the presidential palace and order J-16 fighter jets to launch missiles. After questioning, the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office requested the court to detain him.
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In addition to being threatened recently, Shen Boyang has also faced rumor-mongering attacks such as AI deepfake audio files and synthetic photos. The prosecutors have intervened in the investigation.
Shen Boyang, Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party.
A man surnamed He was suspected of using the LINE "Shen Boyang Campaign Support Club" group to repeatedly threaten to burn down the Presidential Palace if the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang was elected. He also said that he would order J-16 fighter jets to fire missiles at the Presidential Palace and the presidential residence. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office today directed the police to search and arrest He Nan. After interrogation, it was determined that he was involved in serious crimes such as intimidating the public and intimidating endangering safety, and that he was likely to commit the crime repeatedly. He applied to the court for detention.
According to the prosecutor's investigation, on October 9 this year, He Nan used the nickname "Wearing glasses are useless" and sent the message "If Shen Boyang wins, I will burn down the Presidential Palace" in the group. The next day, he changed the nickname "Vote to Shen Boyang and the Chinese Communist Party will fight" and threatened in the same group, "If Shen Boyang is elected, I will have J-16s drop missiles at the Presidential Palace and the Presidential Palace."
The Beijing Prosecutor's Office believes that Ho's above-mentioned remarks are suspected of intimidating the public and endangering public safety. Today, he ordered the Taipei City Criminal Police Department to search with a search ticket and arrest He.
Shen Boyang has been attacked by threats and rumors recently. In addition to this time, someone threatened to attack the Presidential Palace and the presidential residence if he was elected. AI deepfake audio files impersonating his voice were also circulated on the Internet, fabricating conversations about receiving kickbacks for U.S. military purchases, and distributing them as "private recordings leaked." There were also synthetic photos insinuating that he smoked marijuana. Shen's campaign team has filed a lawsuit against the fake news file, and the Beijing Prosecutor's Office has also cut out the report and handed it over to prosecutors from the fake news investigation team for investigation.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The court will make a ruling on He Nan’s petition for detention
Very likely · Within days

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